Product Engineer

Role: Product Engineer

No. of Positions: 2

Location: Dallas TX (3 Days Work from office)

Interview type: 1 Virtual & 1 in-person

WHAT YOULL DO

This list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional essential functions (and certainly non-essential job functions) that are not referenced. Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so observing of course any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations.

• Writes tests and documents technical work products (e.g. code scripts processes) according to organizational standards and practices
• Solves technical problems and builds components/libraries with far-ranging impact
• Delivers high quality work and coaches more junior engineers on technical craftsmanship
• Conducts root cause analysis to identify systemic problems and defines and leads execution of action items to address
• Designs thoughtfully integrated systems that model organizational best practices allowing disparate teams across product domains to deliver value with speed scale and reliability
• Oversees the management of technical debt in existing systems and drives opportunities to eliminate within ongoing implementations
• Consistently anticipates scaling latency and durability challenges and guides teams in implementation of mitigating strategies
• Partners with the security organization to incorporate security conscious practices early in the lifecycle of new systems
• Thoughtfully evaluates technical risks and guides toward practical prevention strategies
• Consistently reflects on squad delivery practices throughout their span of of influence recommends improvements to leadership and drives their implementation
• Maintains a focus on removing the duplication of effort across teams and proactively identifies opportunities for reuse within their span of influence
• Thoughtfully measures and assesses team and identifies areas of development for individuals
• Explores emerging technologies leads development of prototypes with little or no guidance and incorporates into architectural solutions where appropriate

ALL YOULL NEED FOR SUCCESS

Minimum Qualifications Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelors degree in computer science Computer Engineering Technology Information Systems (CIS/MIS) Engineering or related technical discipline or equivalent experience/training
• 3 years of experience designing developing and implementing large-scale solutions in production environments

Preferred Qualifications Education & Prior Job Experience

• Masters degree in computer science Computer Engineering Technology Information Systems (CIS/MIS) Engineering or related technical discipline or equivalent experience/training
• Airline Industry experience
• Experience working with vendor and third-party systems including integration and support
• Background in system administration including configuration and environment support
• Experience leading data mapping exercises to ensure reliable data exchange
• Demonstrated success delivering system interfaces across multiple teams and resolving integration issues
• Experience working with product business and technical stakeholders in a delivery environment
• Proficiency with full stack development with an emphasis on backend (.Net). Full stack (front end (angular) APIs (.Net) database (Postgres/Mongo) CI/CD (GitHub) cloud providers (Azure) test automation (Playwright)

Skills Licenses and Certifications

• Proficiency with API and system integration development (internal and third-party systems)
• Proficiency with system configuration and support
• Proficiency with data mapping and transformation
• Proficiency with cross-team technical coordination
• Proficiency with issue troubleshooting and resolution
• Proficiency with the following technologies:
• Programming Languages: C# (.NET) JavaScript/TypeScript
• Frameworks: Core (Web API/MVC) Entity Framework
• Front End Technologies: Angular/React
• Deployment Technologies: Kubernetes Docker
• Source Control: GitHub Azure DevOps
• CICD: GitHub Actions Azure DevOps
• Data management: PostgreSQL MongoDB Redis
• Integration/APIs Technologies: Kafka REST GraphQL
• Cloud Providers such as Azure and AWS
• Test Automation: Selenium Playwright Cypress Postman SonarQube Cucumber WireMock; unit testing frameworks such as NUnit/xUnit (experience with JUnit/TestNG a plus)

Ability to optimize solutions for performance resiliency and reliability while maintaining an eye toward simplicity

Ability to concisely convey ideas verbally in writing in code and in diagrams

Ability to optimize system designs spanning multiple teams to allow small safe incremental releases

Ability to work through others by cooperatively sharing responsibilities

Ability to combine deep knowledge of a product domain with awareness of advancing technology to introduce solutions that propel the technical capability of the organization forward.

Proficiency in object-oriented design techniques and principles

Proficiency in Agile methodologies such as SCRUM

Proficiency in DevOps Toolchain methodologies including Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment

LANGUAGE / COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and written with all levels within the organization
• Physical ability necessary to safely and successfully perform the essential functions of the position with or without any legally required reasonable accommodations that do not pose an undue hardship.

Top 3 Must Have Skills:

• Bachelors degree in computer science Computer Engineering Technology Information Systems (CIS/MIS) Engineering or related technical discipline or equivalent experience/training
• 3 years of experience designing developing and implementing large-scale solutions in production environments
• Proficiency with API and system integration development (internal and third-party systems)

Nice to Have Skills:

• Demonstrated success delivering system interfaces across multiple teams and resolving integration issues
• Experience leading data mapping exercises to ensure reliable data exchange
• Proficiency with full stack development (front end (angular) APIs (.Net) database (Postgres/Mongo) CI/CD (GitHub) cloud providers (Azure) test automation (Playwright)

Describe a Great Candidate:

A great Product Engineer candidate for this position excels at system integration and API development cross-team collaboration and translating business needs into reliable technical solutions working effectively across product business and vendor stakeholders. They can be flexible between systems/integration thinking and hands-on development skills delivering high-quality scalable solutions while proactively addressing technical debt integration complexity and performance risks.